Bambo Diaby Diaby (born 17 December 1997) is a Senegalese

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who plays as a defender for

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club

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

Club career

Early career

Diaby was born in Senegal, but moved to

Mataró Mataró () is the capital and largest town of the Maresme county in Catalonia, Spain. It is located on the Costa del Maresme, Maresme coast, to the south of Costa Brava, between Cabrera de Mar and Sant Andreu de Llavaneres, north-east of Barcel ...

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at the age of four and went on to represent clubs of the region as a youth. He made his first team debut for

UE Cornellà Unió Esportiva Cornellà, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S. A. D. is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Cornellà de Llobregat, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951 it plays in , holding home gam ...

on 15 May 2016, coming on as a substitute in a 0–1

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home loss against

CF Reus Deportiu Club de Futbol Reus Deportiu, S.A.D. was a Spanish football team based in Reus, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1909, it last competed in the Segunda Division (while its B team competed in the Tercera Division) before ...

. In September 2016, Diaby joined

Serie A The Serie A (), officially known as Serie A Enilive in Italy and Serie A Made in Italy abroad for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Italy and the highest tier of the Italian football league system. Establish ...

club

U.C. Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional Football club (association football), football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the List of football club mergers, merg ...

, returning to the youth setup. The following 1 February, he was loaned to

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side

Mantova F.C. Mantova 1911, commonly referred to as Mantova, is an Italian professional football club based in Mantua (Italian: ''Mantova''), Lombardy. Mantova had played consecutively in the Italian Serie B from the 2005–06 season to 2009–10 as Associa ...

until June. On 28 July 2017, Diaby agreed to a one-year loan deal with

Girona FC Girona Futbol Club, Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, S.A.D. ( ) is a Spanish professional Football team, football club based in Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded on 23 July 1930, the team plays in La Liga, to which they gained promotion in the 2022 ...

, being immediately assigned to the reserves in the third division. He made his first team debut on 28 November, replacing Carles Planas in a 1–1 away draw against

Levante UD Levante Unión Deportiva, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football club in Valencia, in the Valencian Community, namesake autonomous community. Founded on 6 September 1909, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025– ...

, for the season's

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Lokeren

On 21 June 2018, Diaby agreed to a three-year contract with

Belgian First Division A The Belgian Pro League (; ; ), officially the Jupiler Pro League () for sponsor Jupiler, is a professional association football league in Belgium and the highest level of the Belgian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs from the 2023– ...

side KSC Lokeren.

Barnsley

On 5 July 2019, Diaby signed for

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on a four-year contract. On 21 January 2020, it was revealed that Diaby had failed a drugs test after a game against

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on 23 November 2019. On 6 October 2020 Diaby was handed a two-year ban by

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for testing positive for the banned substance higenamine and his contract with Barnsley was subsequently terminated.

Preston North End

On 31 January 2022, Diaby joined

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club

Preston North End Preston North End Football Club, commonly referred to as Preston, North End or PNE, is a professional association football club in Preston, Lancashire, England. They currently play in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English footbal ...

on a short-term deal until the end of the 2021–22 season. The club entered discussions surrounding a new contract at the end of the season and on May 30 announced he had signed a new two-year deal.

Sheffield Wednesday

On 2 August 2023, Diaby joined Championship side

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for an undisclosed fee. Diaby made his Sheffield Wednesday debut in the

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against

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in EFL League One, the third tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton ...

Elche

On 22 August 2024, Diaby joined

Elche Elche (, ; , , , ; officially: ''/'' ) is a city and Municipalities of Spain, municipality of Spain, belonging to the province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community. According to 2024's data, Elche has a population of 234,800 inhabitants,

for an undisclosed fee.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Diaby, Bambo 1997 births Living people Senegalese men's footballers 21st-century Senegalese sportsmen Men's association football defenders Segunda División B players Belgian Pro League players English Football League players UE Cornellà players CF Peralada players Girona FC players Serie C players UC Sampdoria players Mantova 1911 players UE Vilassar de Mar players K.S.C. Lokeren Oost-Vlaanderen players Barnsley F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players Elche CF players Senegalese expatriate men's footballers Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Spain Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Senegalese expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in England Doping cases in association football Footballers from Mataró Footballers from Ziguinchor